Holding(s) in Company

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

For filings with the FSA include the annex  
                                            
For filings with issuer exclude the annex   

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                            Hays Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting                                      
rights are attached:                                                           
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                               Yes
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result           
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights             
are attached                                                                   
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s)                        Aviva plc and its subsidiaries
subject to notification                                                        
obligation:                                                                    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s)               BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited
(if different from 3):                                                    
                                                                    10,370,445*
                                                                               
                                                   BT Globenet Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                        23,200*
                                                                               
                                                Chase GA Group Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                    35,625,810*
                                                                               
                                                         Chase Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                     1,500,030*
                                                                               
                                                          CUIM Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                     9,376,032*
                                                                               
                                                      * denotes direct interest
                                                                               
                                                               BONY Londres IIS
                                                                               
                                                                        615,000
                                                                               
                                                         Chase Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                      2,597,947
                                                                               
                                                          CUIM Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                      1,157,582
                                                                               
                                                       Vidacos Nominees Limited
                                                                               
                                                                      7,543,427
                                                                               
                                                   DLI Sustainable Futures Fund
                                                                               
                                                                        130,000
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and                                   29th October 2007
date on which the threshold is                                                 
crossed or reached if                                                          
different):                                                                    
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer                                       31st October 2007
notified:                                                                      
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       From 5% to 4%
crossed or reached:                                                            

8: Notified Details                                                              
                                                                                 
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                              
                                                                                 
Class/type of Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering       
shares        to the triggering   transaction                                    
              transaction                                                        
If possible                                                                      
use ISIN code                                                                    
                                                                                 
                                                                                 

Number of     Number of  Number of  Number of voting      Percentage of voting     
shares        voting     shares     rights                rights                   
              rights                                                               
                                    Direct     Indirect   Direct          Indirect 
                                                                                   
     Ord      76,713,434 76,713,434 56,895,517 56,895,517 12,043,956 4.00   0.85   
GBP0004161021                                                                      

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting      Percentage of 
financial      date           conversion      rights that may be voting rights 
instrument                    period/date     acquired (if the                 
                                              instrument                       
                                              exercised/                       
                                              converted)                       
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
68,939,473                              4.85                                   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                     
                                                                               
See Section 4                                                                  

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:               See Section 4             
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy                                              
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will                                            
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:                                                    
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                        Stefan Bort                            
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone name:             020 7391 6640                          

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.